British funnyman Ricky Gervais is about to start work on a Chinese version of “The Office,” the comedian wrote on his blog Thursday. Photo: Bobby Bank/WireImage.com

British funnyman Ricky Gervais is about to start work on a Chinese version of “The Office,” the comedian wrote on his blog Thursday.

“I have some amazing news … We are about to start work on developing a Chinese ‘The Office.’ How cool is that?” Gervais, 49, wrote.

Gervais shot to fame in 2001 as co-writer and star of the groundbreaking British TV sitcom.

He serves as a producer for the American adaption of the comedy, which debuted in March 2005 and will begin its seventh season on September 23.

Gervais recently shot down rumors he would replace Steve Carell, who confirmed this summer that he will leave the NBC show at the end of season seven.

Gervais joked on his blog: “I’m not taking over from Steve Carell and will just continue to make millions for doing f*** all because I created the show and all the characters, and own the format and it’s being syndicated now and I get paid every time any episode of any version is played anywhere in the world.”